Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.5 times more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
$118.02
|
$18.43
€17.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
$64.14
|
$10.18
€9.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$13.96
|
$2.64
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
$12.68
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
|
pay 68.2% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
$13.44
|
$1.91
€1.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
$54.56
|
$6.70
€6.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
$80.45
|
$3.76
€3.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
$39.11
|
$2.74
€2.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
$39.40
|
$4.52
€4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
$16.45
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
$12.47
|
$0.79
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
$11.82
|
$1.07
€1.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
$12.10
|
$1.14
€1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
$8.17
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
$6.21
|
$0.56
€0.53
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Namibia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
$81.55
|
$7.59
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
$405.04
|
$48.84
€45.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
$205,257.68
|
$25,847.12
€24,251.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
$130.34
|
$23.82
€22.35
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Namibia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
$1,046.71
|
$52.54
€49.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
$6,955.95
|
$812.75
€762.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
$5,588.87
|
$677.61
€635.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
$1,053.80
|
$147.81
€138.68
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Namibia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
$2,244.49
|
$446.94
€419.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
$59,384.47
|
$13,799.70
€12,947.56
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
$24.37
|
$4.38
€4.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
$26.81
|
$3.23
€3.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
$46.70
|
$8.08
€7.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
$735.08
|
$31.77
€29.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
$87.23
|
$11.38
€10.68
|
|
pay 60.3% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
$756.89
|
$84.51
€79.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
$484.79
|
$39.84
€37.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
$1,937.12
|
$89.20
€83.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
$1,170.59
|
$119.38
€112.01
|
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